Las Vegas, NV -- "I think that people know where I've stood for 35 years," said Senator Clinton. She was responding to Mr. Edward's continuing - and we can't blame him - nitpicking at Clinton's record in the US Senate. "I am not being attacked because I am a woman, but because I'm the front-runner," said the NY Senator. Senator Obama lacked the spark of the last debate, although he tried, saying that we needed to "initiate the kind of regional diplomacy, not just talking to our friends, but talking to our enemies," clearly showing the differences between his approach and that of Senator Clinton's.Senator Edwards continued to press the issue declaring, rather defiantly, that "Senator Clinton says she will end the [Iraq] war. She also says she will continue to keep combat troops in Iraq and continue combat missions in Iraq." Is that Hillary having it both ways? Both Edwards and Obama believe so. How is this approach -- the most critical so far -- affecting the poll numbers in Iowa and New Hampshire? Well, according to poll numbers from the American Research Group, Clinton is leading at 29% of registered Dems, compared to 21% and 20% for Obama and Edwards, respectively. After the debate tonight, I only see Senator Clinton's numbers going up in Iowa and Obama's falling. Obama, for all the pomp and gravitas, he clearly lacks the killer instinct that Hillary has (a Clinton trait). He's too good for his own good, and by "good" we mean a "good boy." He's not combative, like Edwards, and prefers to present the positives from his positions, than go after Clinton. That's not his style and when he does it, it looks staged. In this newspaper's honest opinion, Senator Obama could have used a term or two of seasoning and maybe a governorship to really be a serious candidate for president.
As we move through the middle of November, this debate was a lost opportunity for the Obama campaign. We clearly can't see a way that Hillary Clinton loses the nomination of the Democratic Party. All the candidates better 'act nice' if they want a nice cushy job in the Clinton Administration. There's no way that any of these Democrats can stop her. The only one that would have a shot would be Al Gore, but he has said that he's not interested in running or even serving in anyone's administration. Too bad, this would have been his chance to shine.
7 comments:
Hillary is clearly back on her game and the Dems should just move away. There's no stopping the Clinton train. Hillary would crush Romney and Giuliani. In fact, I think she'd have a field day with Rudy and his liberal positions... imagine an ad listing Rudy's positions and Hillary saying: "I agree with all of that." Powerful.
S.Dogood
Des Moines, IA
If Hillary is so unbeatable like you say, Dogood, then I suggest you start picking lottery numbers. Polls don't mean a thing. Once Rudy, or Romney, start going after her in TV ads, the American people will see that her only motivation is her drive for power. That is the only reason she stayed with Bill, so she could be Senator and run for President. She's fooling no one. I'd much rather have a womanizer who's strong on defense than a power-hungry witch (with a B).
Bob Stone,
Green Bay, WI
All I can say is that I hope lightening strikes in Iowa and Biden is propelled into the first tier. He is the only one who seems ready to be president.
Unfortunately, I know that is pretty much a forlorn hope.
I thought the audience's reactions were quite funny. After all, Kucinich, someone with no chance whatsoever, got the biggest cheers; I guess the true believers aren't exactly representative.
Kudos to CNN for asking the tough questions!!
Hey "smithy," Biden might be ready but he surely would make me cringe if he were president. He usually has diarrhea of the mouth!
I think the composition of the audience for last night's debate and the booing of Edwards and Obama might warrant some journalistic investigation.
Karen, please! Just because Obama was booed doesn't mean that Hillary planted those boos. People clearly are not going to take this negative politicking. Good for them!!
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